Thanksgiving Over the Water (All Saints’ Day/Sunday)
Thanksgiving Over the Water (All Saints’ Day/Sunday) is an authorized seasonal rite that offers a thanksgiving over the font for use on All Saints’ Day or All Saints’ Sunday. Drawing on the biblical themes of creation, liberation and new life in Christ, it invites the community to renew its baptismal identity with gratitude and hope.
This prayer may be used at the font during the gathering rites of the Holy Eucharist or other parish worship in the All Saints observance. It highlights baptism as the foundation of Christian life and connects the community’s prayer with the wider communion of saints.
Suggested uses
- Opening worship on All Saints’ Day or All Saints’ Sunday
- Baptismal renewal within parish liturgies
- Seasonal worship planning for the paschal cycle
- Study or reflection on Anglican baptismal theology
Key themes
- Baptismal identity and renewal
- Communion of saints
- Thanksgiving for creation and new life
- Seasonal liturgy for All Saints celebrations
Best suited for: clergy, liturgical planners, worship committees and parish communities preparing All Saints’ liturgies or baptismal renewals.